Esri Mapping Specification for CAD (MSC) Quick Facts

About Quick Facts Tables

Format Type Identifier

ESRIMSD

Reader/Writer

Both

Dependencies

None

Dataset Type

File

Feature Type

MSC Feature Class name

Typical File Extensions

.dwg, .dxf

Automated Translation Support

Yes

User-Defined Attributes

Yes

Coordinate System Support

Yes

Generic Color Support

Yes

Spatial Index

Never

Schema Required

Yes

Transaction Support

No

Geometry Type Attribute

msd_type

Encoding Support

Yes

Esri Mapping Specification for CAD (MSC) Geometry Support

Geometry

Supported?

aggregate

no

circles

yes

circular arc

yes

donut polygon

yes

elliptical arc

yes

ellipses

yes

line

yes

none

no

point

yes

polygon

yes

raster

no

solid

yes

surface

yes

text

yes

z values

yes